screwball
Pronunciation
/ˈskɹuˌbɔɫ/

Definition & Meaning of "screwball"in English

Screwball
01

a whimsically eccentric person

screwball definition and meaning
02

a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown

Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
screwballs
screwball
01

having a wildly eccentric or unpredictable nature

Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most screwball
Comparative
more screwball
gradable
Examples
They came up with a screwball scheme that no one expected.
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